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LETTERS
The poor old pasty nearly collapsed under the weight of letters
we received this month. And what was the subject of
99.99% of them? Why, the good old 'Is SensiSoccer better
than Kick Off 2?' debate, of course. The general consensus
seems to be in favour of K02. Other than that, software piracy
continues to be a bone of contention amongst many of you
and - at last! - the Secret of Monkey Island is revealed. At
least, we think it is...
If you have any views you want to air then write to us at;
Letters, THE ONE, Priory Court, 30-32 Farringdon Lane, London
EC1R 3AU. If you're a bit flash then you can also FAX us on:
071-972-6710.
CAN DINO DELIVER?
Dear The One,
I am an avid Dino Dini fan and I can't
get enough of Kick Off 2. I have purchased
every single title he has
released and think they're the best
things I've ever spent money on.
(And just for the record, Kick Off 2
thrashes the pants off SensiSoccerl)
Whilst reading The One a couple of
months ago, I learned that Dino was
soon to be releasing Kick Off 3. This
was brilliant news and I started licking
my lips and saving my pocket
money in anticipation of that magical
day when I would see the game
sitting on the software shelf begging
me to buy it.
BUT, the thing that's worrying me
is that I can't see how Mr Dini can
improve on Kick Off 2! So what I am
asking is "What is Dino going to
include in Kick Off 3 to make it better
than its older brother?" As far as I
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can see, he's on a lost cause, as Kick
Off 2 was the absolute perfect footy
game and there was only one small
thing wrong with it - often your players
perform a sliding tackle when you
don't want them to and this I find
bloody annoying!
Steven Statham,
Nottingham.
Believe you me, we're as interested
to find Out what Mr Dini's up to with
Kick Off 3 as you are. All we know so
far is that's due for a late Autumn
release around October/November.
Suffice to say, as soon as we know
anything more so will you.
MORE MONKEY
BUSINESS...
Monkey Island or, for that matter,
any other island because it's all one
big fairground ride. LeChuck is your
brother Chuckle and he is after you
because your parents sent him to get
you. Weird? Yes, and a little bit disappointing
because I can't see any
way they can make a Monkey Island
3 unless they bring it into the 'real'
world.
Er,.. Yes Of course
HEY, HEY, YOU'RE THE
MONKEESI
Ben Archer,
Bradwell,
Near Great Yarmouth,
PIRATES AHOY!
Dear The One,
I don't want to sound like an old
grandad but here I go. Yes, it's piracy
- why do they do it? The people
who crack games obviously know
what they're doing so why don't they
use their knowledge to do something
creative like writing games? If they
did I'm pretty sure that they would
feel well ripped off if some one who
liked the game pirated it instead of
buying it. So, all you crackers out
there, take my advice and do something
creative for a change. You
never know, you might even make
some cash out of it!
Simon Alton,
Shifnal,
Shropshire.
Dear The One,
I have figured out what the Secret of This is something we've been saying
Monkey Island is. It is that there is no for a long time, There's little doubt
Dear The One,
After reading David Abbott's letter last issue I was left
thinking "Just what is the secret of Monkey Island?"
After many hours spent considering this vital question
I happened to glance at your Reviews Introduction
page. A distant memory from my childhood stirred in
my brain. Something looked vaguely familiar...
Suddenly it struck me! (And the cover fell off the
magazine.) Yes, your secret is out! Come on now, it's
no good shuffling about and looking guilty - you've
been rumbled. The composition of your photos and
the zany expressions on your faces... Need I say more?
Very well, if you're not going to admit it then I'll
have to tell everyone. You've been watching the hit
60s TV show 'The Monkees', haven't you? Your photos
bear more than a coincidental similarity to the intro to
this piece of televisual history. What!? You're still denying
it? Okay, turn to page 36. Yes, that's right. You
mention a certain Dave Jones. Wasn't he The Monkees
drummer?
I'm afraid you're no match for my deductive abilities.
Evening all!
Bah! And we would've got away with it too if it hadn't
been for you pesky kids...
that these pirates know their Amiga
'stuff', but their talents are sadly misdirected.
It's sheer laziness, we sus•
pect. It is, after all, far easier to rip
somebody else's stuff off rather than
create anything of your own. Sad,
really.
CONFESSIONS OF A
PIRATE
Dear The One,
When I was nine my friends were all
into computer games. So, after much
pleading, my Dad bought me an
A500. I had great fun completing
New Zealand Story and Batman but
then I became bored with the games
I had and began looking for some
new ones.
Then one day a friend came
around with about seven games, all
full-price. With a disk duplication utility
I went through them all, copying
the games. It was only later that I
found out it was illegal to do this but
I told myself that it didn't matter and
you don't hear of anyone getting
caught, do you?
So I went on copying. It was easy.
I found regular contacts at school
who would swap copied games with
me so over a couple of years I built
up quite a collection of games. I
could expect to get around six games
a month but the really sad fact is that
I was still bored with the games I got.
They would only last about three
days before they were consigned to
the back af my two bulging disk
boxes.
Then one day I received a copy of
Another World, my all-time favourite
game. Imagine my supreme frustration
when the pirated game crashed
crashed just after you'd been
launched from the arena. Frustrated,
I stormed off to Boots and actually
bought it. I was amazed how much I
still enjoyed it even after completing
it three times over. Then I went and
bought Kick Off 2 (the expanded version)
and enjoyed it as much as
Another World.
As I'd bought these games I felt no
guilt because I wasn't depriving Anco
and Delphine of their dosh for producing
such brilliant games. I then
realised that I had about 11000worth
of stolen software in my possession,
so I decided to re-format
them each night before I went to bed
and I'm almost finished.
I now feel much better with myself
I can tell you. I now have three new
games bought from the shop down
the road and they're all excellent -
Project-X, Jaguar XJ220 and
Wolfchild. Now my disk boxes are
only filled with blank disks_ I wrote
this letter as a confession and as a
warning to all pirates; as a confession
because I am truly and deeply sorry
for what I have done and as a warn-